Immigration and suicidality in the young

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 274-281

  Lipsicas, Cendrine Bursztein ^a,b   Mäkinen, Ilkka Henrik ^b,c  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Immigration; Intergenerational conflict; Prevention; Suicide; Youth

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; EUROPE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; PARENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952910889     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371005500502     Document Type: Review

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